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Patented Dec.29, 1908.

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CHARLES R. NUTT, OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

OSCILLATIN G MOTOR.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES R. NUTT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Huntington Beach, in the county of Orange and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOscillating Motors, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to means for converting motion into power, andmore particularly to pendular motors and has for its object to provide asim le structure of this type which will be nove and desirable.

Another object is to provide such an article which may be adapted foruse as a Wave motor, wind motor or swinging weight motor.

Another object is to provide such an article which will convert motionof varying directions into power applied in a constant direction.

Another object is to provide such a structure which will be simple tomanufacture and easy to operate.

Another object is to provide such an article which may be manufacturedfrom stock material at a low cost.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the speciiicstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimswithout de arting from the spirit of the invention.

n the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in which likenumerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a side view of the motor applied to the conversion of wavemotion into power, Fig. 2 is a sectional view vertically of the motor,Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the motor horizontally, Fig. 4 is asectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar view onthe line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a similar view on the line 6 6 of Fig.2. Fig. 7 is a similar view on the line 7 7 of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is asectional view of the motor on the line 8 8 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a frame work 10 supportinga platform 11 having a square opening 12 therethrough in which there ispivoted a frame 13 carried revolubly on hollow trunnions 14 resting onthe platform 11 and proj ecting inwardly of the Walls of the frame. Theframe 13 is provided with a square opening 15 at opposite sides of whichthere are located Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 19, 1908.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

Seria'l No. 422,136.

gear wheels 16 revolubly mounted upon the hollow trunnions 14. Dogs 16are carried by the frame 13 and arranged to engage with and rotate thegears 16 in a constant direction when the frame 13 is rocked. A frame 17is pivoted in the opening 15 upon a shaft 18 extending at right anglesto the hollow trunnions 14 and has formed therein a laterally extendingopening 18. Beveled gears 19 are revolubly mounted on the shaft 18 atopposite sides of the opening 18 their bev* eled faces being disposedtoward each other. On the outer faces of the gears 19 there areperipheral ratchet teeth 20. Dogs 21 and 21 carried by the frame 13 arearranged to engage in the ratchet teeth 20 to move the gears 19 in aconstant direction when the frame 13 is rocked. A depending vane 23 issecured rigidly to the frame 17 and arranged to rock the frame 17 whenoscillated upon the axis of the shaft 18, and to rock the frame 13 withoscillation of the vane upon the axis of the trunnions 14. rlhe lowerend of the vane is provided with wing portions 25 arranged to besubmerged and to receive the force of wave movement of water. Shafts 26extend through the hollow trunnions 14 and carry at their inner endsbeveled gears 27 mutually engaged with the gears 19. At their outer endsthe shafts 26 carry gears 30 and 31 respectively. A shaft 32 is mountedin spaced relation with the trunnions 14, and carries at one end a gear33 meshing with the gear 31. At its opposite end there is a small gear34. A shaft 35 mounted between the gears 30 and 34 carries at its innerend a gear 39 arranged to mesh mutually with the gear 34 and the gear30, and at its outer end there is keyed a power wheel 41. A gear 36 issecured to the shaft 32 in mesh with the gear 16. A gear 37 is securedto the shaft 32 adjacent to the gear 16, and a gear 38 is mutuallyengaged between the gears 16 and 37.

It will be seen that oscillation of the vane 23 on the shaft 18 willcause the dogs 21 to engage with the ratchet teeth 20 on gears 19 on onemovement, and the dogs 21 will engage similarly on the return movementthus rotating the gears 27, which movement will be communicated throughthe shafts 26 and 32 to the power wheel 41. Oscillation of the vane atright angles to the action previously stated will cause deflection ofthe frame 13V and a resulting engagement of the dogs 16 with thegear-wheels 16, rotation of which will be communicated to the shaft 32through the gears 36 and 37, and thus to the power wheel, movement ofwhich will thus be in a constant direction no matter what the directionof oscillation of the vane.

What is claimed is:

1. A machine of the class described, comprising a multi-pivoteddependent arm arranged for oscillating movement in any direction, gearsrevolubly mounted on the pivot axes of said arm7 operative connectionbetween said gears and a power wheel, pawls carried by the arm andarranged for engagement with the gears for rotation thereof withoscillation of the arm, said gears being arranged to rotate a powerwheel in a constant direction resultant from the oscillation of the vanein various directions.

2. An article of the class described comprising pivoted frames, onepivoted within the other, the axes of said pivots being at 4 rightangles to each other, a vane Vdependent from the inner one of saidframes and arranged to rock said frames when oscillated, gears revolublymounted upon the axes of said frames, ratchet and pawl connectionsbetween said frames and the gears for rotation of the gears, a powerWheel adjacent to said frames, and operative connections between thegears and the power wheel said connections being arranged to communicaterotary movement to the power Wheel in a constant direction resultantfrom the oscillation of the vane in various directions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature7 in presence of two Witnesses.

CHAS. R. NUTT.

Witnesses:

LOLA DAMRON, GEO. A. CORBETT.

